Trucks of the 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army are loaded into a Landing Ship Tank in Dorset, United Kingdom, on June 5, 1944. The 1st Division was one of the two divisions that stormed Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, on D-Day. (AFP PHOTO/Getty Images)

In case you’ve been under a rock today, it’s the 70th anniversary of the World War II invasion commonly called D-Day. It has been a testament to the efforts of a number of different departments at The Post to provide the many ways we’re honoring the men who stormed the beaches of Normandy 70 years ago. I’ve put links to everything we’ve done — call it your one-stop-shopping for D-Day coverage.

The Denver Post’s photo blog, Captured, has a look at some rare color photos from the invasion, one of which you see above. From British and American soldiers preparing for the invasion in England to German prisoners being marched through the streets after France’s liberation, these images are some of the only color photographs taken during the war. This set of photographs is primarily from the German Galerie Bilderwelt, part of Getty Image’s exclusive Hulton Archive collection. The photos of the ruins of Saint-Lo are particularly breathtaking.

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